Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Birmingham City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Huddersfield Town AFC
Wed 28 Oct 2020 · 19:45 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+10'
Y 19' Adama Diakhaby
Ivan Sunjic 35' Y
San Jose 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Referee Matthew Jones
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee James Wilson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

5
4
3
Birmingham City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Huddersfield Town AFC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-07-01 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Huddersfield Town AFC 2019-11-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–1 W
24 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D
20 Oct Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
17 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–1 L
04 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
26 Sep Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
24 Oct Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
20 Oct Derby County FC H 1–0 W
17 Oct Swansea City AFC A 2–1 W
03 Oct Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D
25 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium!
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' The travelling Huddersfield Town AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' It’s a booking for Huddersfield Town AFC player. Adama Diakhaby gets a Yellow card.
  • 24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 27' A stunning finish from Gary Gardner — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 32' It’s high time Karanka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' Jonathan Hogg has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Alex Pritchard is ready to make an impact after coming on for Juninho Bacuna at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Huddersfield Town AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 57' Lewis O'Brien gets the nod from Huddersfield Town AFC. He replaces Jonathan Hogg and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Lukas Jutkiewicz comes on to replace Scott Hogan.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 67' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Ivan Sunjic by Adam Clayton on 67 minute.
  • 72' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. San Jose will be fuming at that decision.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Gary Gardner is replaced by Jonathan Leko.
  • 84' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Huddersfield Town AFC's compact .
  • 85' What a strike from Isaac Mbenza! The score is 1-1.
  • 90' Lukas Jutkiewicz puts Birmingham City FC on the lead.
  • It finishes all square. Birmingham City FC and Huddersfield Town AFC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fraizer Campbell 3
Marc Roberts 2
Siriki Dembele 2
Koji Miyoshi 2
Levi Colwill 1
Rhys Healey 1
Scott Hogan 1
Alfie May 1

Head to Head

2020-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-07-01 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Huddersfield Town AFC 2019-11-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2020-10-24 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-10-20 Norwich City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-10-04 Stoke City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2020-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2020-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2020-10-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2020-10-17 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2020-10-03 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2020-09-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC40% Draw28% Huddersfield Town AFC32%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
60%
Birmingham City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC26% Draw49% Huddersfield Town AFC25%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.